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One of the things I like about collecting Skrdlovice -- there are beautiful pieces from all periods to be found, some of them readily available, many rather scarce; but also the one-offs like this stunning vase...

- great Jaroslav Svoboda vase, PN 8606/32Not a range seen very commonly...

- brown cased in green hotworked 1950s vase, 22.5 cm high; PN not really obvious to me, so any guesses appreciated As the pattern is not very clearly seen in the pics I will have to describe it: 3 spiralling groves like in the "Andromeda" range, with round indentations inbetween.Looks a bit like E. Beranek PN 5650, but the height is wrong.With a lot of wishful thinking it could be PN 5504, Jan Kotik.But there are some more candidates...

Oooo, I love your Svoboda vase, Michael. We don't see those around, do we? What a wonderful find!I also like your 50s Skrdlovice piece (good colours) but I can't quite help you with a PN... Have you taken a look through the "Magic of Glass" photos? Maybe you could find a match that way.

Edited to add: This Kotik piece from the exhibition looks close: Magic of glass 3

Thanks Anik!The Svoboda is really good I think, and the biggest size...

Robert once said that that piece from the Pardubice exhibition is not by Kotik, one of the very few mistakes there. It is similar to my vase, though...But it is always nice to stroll through the exhibition pics and pattern books, even if nothing conclusive emerges